Website portfolio https://mathewho.artstation.com/ MATHEW HO E-mail [email protected] Mobile Number (+44)7760857016 (UK) Environment Artist

Enthusiastic PC gamer who started working in the games industry as a Trainee Artist. With a clear knowledge of how PBR is applied in video games, I want to be involved in the movement of revolutionising the way games look and feel, to work on the biggest title releases and aim to make an impact in the quality of visuals in games.

EDUCATION 2013 Teesside University 2010 The One Academy of Communication Design MA Computer Games Art Diploma in Digital Animation, Malaysia (Environment) - Merit

2012 Teesside University BA (Hons) Computer Games Art 2:1

PROJECTS 4 (Rebellion) • Worked alongside a designer in creating a multiplayer map from white-box to a finished state as well as assisting in other multiplayer and co-op maps.

Strange Brigade (Rebellion) (Ongoing)

EXPERIENCE Environment Artist – Rebellion June 2015 – Present • Assisting in environment art creation and understanding the process of creating environments from white box to finished product. • Responsible for the creation of 2 multiplayer maps for .

Freelance Game Artist – The Pixel Issue January 2014 – July 2014

▪ Assisting in creating 3D models and textures for an upcoming PC adventure point and click game, Hide and Shriek Mansion.

Freelance Artist - Vision New Media SDN BHD June 2011 - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

▪ Collaborated with a Visual Effects artist in editing 3D text and enhanced textures for an animated Julie’s Peanut Butter Cookies advertisement for Malaysian television.

SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop Pixologic Zbrush EXPERIENCE Autodesk Maya Quixel Suite Autodesk 3D Studio Max Substance Painter Unreal Engine Substance Designer (Core knowledge) Xnormal

INTERESTS PC Gamer enthusiast. Battlefield 4, the Assassin’s Creed series and Dayz, these are few of the games I enjoy. Though my ideal genre preference has also been First Person Shooters, I’ve enjoyed playing role playing games and real time strategy games as of late.

REFERENCE Natalie Saiph Massone – Art & Creative Director at KoRU HihiTrust for the Arts and Creative T: +64 (0)21 02686598 / +44 (0) 7902823589 E : [email protected]

Dave Cockburn – Senior Lecturer in Animation/Games Art School of Computing Teesside University T : +44 (0) 1642 342631 E : [email protected]

Deepak Rai Gautam - Senior Lecturer in Games Level Design and Game Art Creative Games Developer for BA(Hons) Games Design, BA (Hons) Games Art, BA (Hons) Games Animation & MA Games Art School of Computing Teesside University T: +44 (0) 1642 342 687